"the Khyber Pass in ""Carry On Up the Khyber""), and the beaches of the Sussex coast doubling as Saharan sand dunes in ""Follow That Camel"". ""Carry On Sergeant"" (1958) was about a group of recruits doing National Service; its title, the command commonly issued by army officers to their sergeants in the course of their routine duties, was in keeping with its setting. The film was sufficiently successful to inspire a similar venture, again focusing on an established and respected profession in ""Carry On Nurse"". When that too was successful, further forays with ""Carry On Teacher"" and ""Carry On Constable"""
"the most successful ""Carry On"" film with an estimated ten million admissions. It made an estimated $1.5 million in the US. Carry On Nurse Carry On Nurse is the second in the series of ""Carry On"" films with 31 entries. It was released in 1959, premiering in London at the Carlton Cinema on 5 March 1959 before going on general release nationwide from 23 March 1959. Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ""Carry On"" film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey, with Hattie Jacques and Leslie Phillips. The film was written by Norman Hudis"
"Carry On series on screen and stage The ""Carry On"" series is a long-running British sequence of comedy films, stage shows and television programmes produced between 1958 and 1992. Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated from 1958 to 1966, and the Rank Organisation from 1967 to 1978, the films were all made at Pinewood Studios. The series' humour relied largely on innuendo and double entendre. There were thirty-one films, three Christmas specials, one television series of thirteen episodes, and three West End and provincial stage plays, all made on time and to a strict budget. Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas were the series'"
"sole producer and director respectively. They mostly employed the same crew and a regular group of actors. The main cast predominantly featured Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas and Jim Dale. The ""Carry On""s comprise the largest number of films of any British series and, next to the ""James Bond"" films, are the second-longest continually-running UK film series (with a fourteen-year hiatus between 1978 and 1992). Between 1958 and 1992, there were seven writers, principally Norman Hudis (1958–62) and Talbot Rothwell (1963–74). The films"
"""Carry On"" films, beginning with ""Carry On Doctors"" and ""Carry On Campus"". As of early 2017, no news had surfaced on if the planned reboot is still going ahead. On 12 April 2017, Sothcott confirmed to thehollywoodnews that he is no longer involved with the film series. The characters and comedy style of the ""Carry On"" film series, were adapted to a television series titled ""Carry On Laughing"", and several Christmas specials. In 1971, Music For Pleasure released a long playing record, ""Oh! What a Carry On!"" (MFP MONO 1416), featuring songs performed by Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Kenneth Connor,"
"Carry On Nurse Carry On Nurse is the second in the series of ""Carry On"" films with 31 entries. It was released in 1959, premiering in London at the Carlton Cinema on 5 March 1959 before going on general release nationwide from 23 March 1959. Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ""Carry On"" film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey, with Hattie Jacques and Leslie Phillips. The film was written by Norman Hudis based on the play ""Ring for Catty"" by Patrick Cargill and Jack Beale. It was the top-grossing film of 1959 in"
"Carry On England Carry On England is the 28th in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It was released in October 1976 and featured ""Carry On"" regulars Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth. It was second and last ""Carry On"" film for Windsor Davies, Diane Langton, and Peter Jones, while Patrick Mower, Judy Geeson and Melvyn Hayes make their only appearance in a ""Carry On"" film. It was followed by ""That's Carry On"" in 1977 and ""Carry On Emmannuelle"" in 1978. Captain S Melly (Kenneth Connor) is put in charge of an experimental mixed-battery"
"Carry On (franchise) The Carry On series primarily consists of 31 British comedy motion pictures (1958–92), four Christmas specials, a television series of thirteen episodes, and three West End and provincial stage plays. The films' humour was in the British comic tradition of the music hall and bawdy seaside postcards. Producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas drew on a regular group of actors, the Carry On team, that included Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas, and Jim Dale. The ""Carry On"" series contains"
"Carry on, Sergeant! (1928 film) Carry On, Sergeant! is a 1928 Canadian World War I drama, and is considered to be one of the earliest Canadian feature-length motion pictures. Costing half-a-million to make, it certainly was the most expensive. ""Carry On, Sergeant!"" is the story of four friends who join the army to fight in the First World War. After years of trench warfare, one of the men (Hugh Buckler) meets a French woman working the taverns. He sleeps with her, but is overcome with guilt and is later killed in battle. His wife (Nancy Ann Hargreaves) back home believes"
"Carry On Cabby Carry On Cabby is the seventh in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. Released on 7 November 1963, it was the first to have a screenplay written by Talbot Rothwell (although the first screenplay ""Tolly"" submitted to Peter Rogers was developed as ""Carry On Jack"") from a story by Dick Hills and Sid Green (script writers for Morecambe and Wise). Regulars Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey are all present. Liz Fraser makes her third appearance (although her next Carry On was more than a decade later) and Esma Cannon makes"
"June 1958. Although a pilot episode was filmed in colour, the series was shot in black and white. The executive producer was Peter Rogers, who shortly afterwards began producing the ""Carry On"" films. Guest stars on the series included Christopher Lee and John Schlesinger. Other supporting actors included Jon Pertwee, Paul Eddington, Leonard Sachs, Kenneth Cope, John Warner and Adrienne Corri. Moore insisted on undertaking much of the stunt work himself, resulting in several injuries including three cracked ribs from a fight scene and being knocked unconscious when a battleaxe hit his helmeted skull. Moore later commented: ""I felt a"
"said it was a patchy entry in the series which spent too much time with the other clients of the bureau at the expense of the proprietors and the characters played by Joan Sims and Kenneth Williams. Carry On Loving Carry On Loving is the twentieth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, and was released in 1970. It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott and Bernard Bresslaw alongside newcomers Richard O'Callaghan (in his first ""Carry On"") and Imogen Hassall (in her only ""Carry On"" role). The dialogue"
"Carry On Loving Carry On Loving is the twentieth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, and was released in 1970. It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott and Bernard Bresslaw alongside newcomers Richard O'Callaghan (in his first ""Carry On"") and Imogen Hassall (in her only ""Carry On"" role). The dialogue veers toward open bawdiness rather than the evasive innuendo characteristic of the earlier films in the series. There are fictitious locations named for their sexual innuendo, including 'Much-Snogging-On-The-Green', 'Rogerham Mansions' and 'Dunham Road'. Various events involve a"
"Carry On Cruising Carry On Cruising is the sixth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1962. It was based on an original story by Eric Barker. P&O – Orient Lines were thanked in the credits. Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor appear in the movie whereas Joan Sims and Charles Hawtrey do not. Sims took ill shortly before filming began and was replaced by Dilys Laye, making her ""Carry On"" debut, at four days' notice. Hawtrey was dropped for demanding star billing, but returned for the next entry, making this"
"Carry On Teacher Carry On Teacher is the third in the series of ""Carry On"" films, with 31 entries. It was released at the Plaza Cinema in London on 3 September 1959. It features Ted Ray in his only ""Carry On"" role, alongside series regulars; Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques. Leslie Phillips and Joan Sims make their second appearances in the series here, having made their debuts in the previous entry, ""Carry On Nurse"". A young Richard O'Sullivan and a young Larry Dann – making the first of his four Carry on appearances – turn up"
"""Carry On Regardless"" and would appear in a further three ""Carry On"" films. This Carry On film was the only one to be filmed over two years; being filmed in both 1960 and 1961. Down at the local labour exchange, everyone is moaning about the lack of decent jobs, unaware that nearby Bert Handy and his secretary Miss Cooling are attempting to fill vacancies, at a new enterprise called Helping Hands. When word gets round, people are quick to visit the agency, notably Sam Twist, Francis Courtenay, Delia King, Gabriel Dimple, Lily Duveen, Mike Weston and Montgomery Infield-Hopping. Bert decides"
"show. When the first ""Carry On"" film was made in 1958, Jacques formed part of the cast. This series would go on to employ the same group of actors who would collectively become known as the ""Carry On team"". Jacques appeared in 14 of these films over a 15-year period and like many of her ""Carry On"" co-stars, she quickly became typecast. A reoccurring role for Jacques was a no-nonsense matron which she played in five of the films – ""Carry On Nurse"", ""Carry On Doctor"", ""Carry On Again Doctor"", ""Carry On Camping"" and ""Carry On Matron"". She became known"
"Carry On Henry Carry On Henry is the 21st in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1971. It tells a fictionalised story involving Sid James as Henry VIII, who chases after Barbara Windsor's character Bettina. James and Windsor feature alongside other regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott and Kenneth Connor. This was the first time that Williams and Connor appeared together since Carry On Cleo seven years previously. The original alternative title was to be ""Anne of a Thousand Lays"", a pun on the Richard Burton film ""Anne of the"
"Carry On Constable Carry On Constable is the fourth film from the ""Carry On"" series, with 31 entries. It was released in February 1960. Of the regular team, it featured Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, and Hattie Jacques. Sid James makes his debut in the series here, while early regulars Leslie Phillips, Eric Barker, and Shirley Eaton also turn up, although Phillips did not appear again in the series for 32 years. It was the first """"Carry On..."""" film to include some nudity with Connor, Hawtrey, Williams, and Phillips baring their behinds during a shower scene. A"
"in ""Carry On Constable"". Attempts to revive ""Carry On Spaceman"" in 1962 under Denis Gifford, again by Hudis, failed, and the project was subsequently abandoned. Three scripts were written for an intended sub-sequel to the successful ""Carry On Nurse"", the second instalment of the ""Carry On"" series. The first film was renamed, and the other two never made. The first intended ""Carry On Again Nurse"" was made in 1967, but released as ""Carry On Doctor"". ""Carry On Nurse"" was alluded to twice in ""Carry On Doctor"", firstly with the sub-titles (one reading ""Nurse Carries On Again"" and ""Death of a"
"occasionally led to affectionate parodies of the series by other contemporary comedians: Falcon De Luxe, a UK company owned by Jumbo Games, released a jigsaw based on the official Carry On movie posters. The jigsaw is a montage of numerous movie posters along with the main movie logo in the centre. The ""Carry On"" film series has had numerous individual releases on VHS, and a number of VHSs were released in an eighteen VHS box-set on 1 September 2003. The film series was first released as a DVD box-set on 1 September 2008, by ITV Studios Home Entertainment. Five years"
"Carry On Jack Carry On Jack is the eighth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1964. Most of the usual ""Carry On"" team are missing from this film: only Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale appear throughout. Bernard Cribbins makes the first of his three appearances in a Carry On. Juliet Mills, Donald Houston and Cecil Parker make their only Carry on appearances in this film. ""Carry On Jack"" was the second of the series to be filmed in colour and the first ""Carry On"" film with a historical setting and"
"Carry On Admiral Carry on Admiral (released in the United States as The Ship Was Loaded) is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and featuring David Tomlinson and Ronald Shiner; Joan Sims, who later became prominent in the ""Carry On"" series, has a small part. It predates and was not part of the ""Carry On"" series, and does not share any regular cast members beyond Sims, though it is similar in tone and style to the earliest films in the series. Joan Hickson also made an appearance in this film and a few films in the Carry"
"Carry On at Your Convenience Carry on at Your Convenience, released in 1971, is the 22nd in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, and was the first box office failure of the series. This failure has been attributed to the film's attempt at exploring the political themes of the trade union movement, crucially portraying the union activists as idle, pedantic buffoons which, apparently, alienated the traditional working-class audience of the series. The film, known as ""Carry On Round the Bend"" outside the United Kingdom, did not return full production costs until 1976 after several international and television"
"Afghanistan, includes scenes from this film. Carry On Up the Khyber Carry On Up the Khyber is a British comedy and the sixteenth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, released in November 1968. It stars ""Carry On"" regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. Roy Castle makes his only ""Carry On"" appearance in the romantic male lead part usually played by Jim Dale. Angela Douglas makes her fourth and final appearance in the series. Terry Scott returned to the series after his minor role in the first film of"
"the series squarely at the film's door. Carry On Emmannuelle Carry On Emmannuelle is the 30th in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, and was released in November 1978. This was the last ""Carry On"" film to be made until ""Carry On Columbus"" in 1992. The film was to be the final ""Carry On"" for many regulars, including Kenneth Williams (in his 26th ""Carry On""), Kenneth Connor (in his 17th), Joan Sims (in her 24th) and Peter Butterworth (in his 16th). Jack Douglas and Jim Dale are the only regulars from the original run of Carry On"
"Charlie Chan Carries On (film) Charlie Chan Carries On is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Warner Oland, John Garrick and Marguerite Churchill. It is the very first appearance of Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. Part of the long-running Charlie Chan series, it was based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Earl Derr Biggers. It is now considered a lost film; however, Fox simultaneously filmed a Spanish-language version which was released under the title ""Eran Trece""—""There Were Thirteen""—and this version survives. Charlie Chan tries to solve the murder of a wealthy"
"parts within the ""Carry On"" films with ""Carry On Abroad"" (1972), in which he played 'Pepe' the manager of an unfinished hotel, who greets his unexpected guests in the guise of the builder, the porter, the receptionist and telephone operator. He spends the first half of the film furiously trying to placate and accommodate them and the last half desperately trying to save the building from a flood, and whilst all this is going on, put up with his nagging wife (Hattie Jacques). Butterworth remained with the series until the final film in the main series, ""Carry On Emmannuelle"" (1978)."
"""Carry On Cleo"" (1964), after the Burton and Taylor epic ""Cleopatra"" (1963), where the budget-conscious ""Carry On"" team made full use of some impressive sets which had been intended for that film. ""Carry On Emmannuelle"", inspired by the soft-porn ""Emmanuelle"", brought to an end the original 'run'. The stock-in-trade of ""Carry On"" humour was innuendo and the sending-up of British institutions and customs, such as the National Health Service (""Nurse"", ""Doctor"", ""Again Doctor"", ""Matron"" and the proposed ""Again Nurse""), the monarchy (""Henry""), the Empire (""Up the Khyber""), the armed forces (""Sergeant"", ""England"", ""Jack"" and the proposed ""Flying"" and ""Escaping""), the"
"Carry On Screaming! Carry On Screaming is a British Comedy and the twelfth film in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1966. It was the last of the series to be made by Anglo-Amalgamated before the series moved to The Rank Organisation. Of the regular cast, it features Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. It also features Harry H. Corbett in his only series appearance and Fenella Fielding making her second and final appearance. Angela Douglas makes the second of her four ""Carry On"" appearances. ""Carry"
"Carry On series, made early appearances in the film. William Hartnell and Jon Pertwee would both go on to star in the BBC science fiction programme ""Doctor Who"" as the First Doctor and Third Doctor, respectively. James Hayter went on to play Mr. Tebbs in the BBC comedy ""Are You Being Served?"". ""The New York Times"" wrote, ""Although the British movie makers have been known to make the most of humor, their infrequent lapses in this genre can be deadly dull. And ""Will Any Gentleman . . . ?"", the farce by that cryptic title, which landed at the Plaza"
"Carry On Matron Carry On Matron is the twenty-third in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It was released in May 1972. It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Connor. This was the last ""Carry on..."" film for Terry Scott after appearing in seven films. ""Carry On Matron"" was the second and last ""Carry On..."" for Kenneth Cope. Along with the next film in the series (""Carry On Abroad""), it features the highest number of the regular ""Carry On"" team. The only regular members"
"fight sequence between bikini-clad contestants played by Barbara Windsor and Margaret Nolan) enabled the film to gain the more commercially acceptable A certificate (open to families) than the more restrictive AA certificate, barring entry to the under-fourteens. Interiors: Exteriors: Valerie Leon's voice for the film was dubbed by co-star June Whitfield. Carry On Girls Carry On Girls is the 25th in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, released in Britain in 1973. The film is notable for being the first ""Carry On"" to feature neither Kenneth Williams nor Charles Hawtrey. Williams was appearing in a West End"